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Astronaut Gordon Cooper assisted into his Mercury Spacecraft
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) earth-orbital space mission, is assisted into his "Faith 7" Mercury Spacecraft during the prelaunch countdown. MA-9 was launched on May 15, 1963, and the flight lasted for 34 hours and 20 minutes.
Catalog Date: 15 May 1963
Film Type: 35mm
NASA image: S63-07521